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How Police, Army Allegedly Abducted, Killed IPOB Protesters In Abia by gidgiddy: 5:50pm On Apr 02, 2023
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the legal counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the security agents including army and police for killing and kidnapping peaceful protesters in Aba, Abia state on Friday.

Ejiofor claimed the protesters engaged in a peaceful demonstration against the continued incarceration of Kanu by the Department of State Services since June 2021, but were met with brutality by security agents.

According to Ejiofor, in a statement issued on Saturday, no fewer than ten protesters were killed while more than 100 were as a result of the assault the security forces unleashed on them. 

Kanu’s lawyer, then, vowed to explore legal means to get justice for the victims of the incident yesterday. 

The statement read, “A gut-wrenching and disturbing news broke yesterday, the 31st day of March, 2023, from Abia State, to the effect that the combined team of the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army and other sister security agencies, launched an unprovoked attack on innocent and unarmed citizens protesting the continued illegal and unconstitutional detention of our indefatigable Client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. 

“During the bloody crackdown on unarmed civilians, over ten (10) persons were gruesomely murdered in cold blood, while over 100 persons were grievously injured by lethal weapons, and live ammunition used by these murderous security agents.

“Very disheartening is also the fact that over one hundred and fifty (150) persons amongst the peaceful protesters were abducted, and swiftly taken to unknown location(s) by the security agents, who equally confiscated and took away the dead bodies of those they killed. 

“Unfortunately, the foregoing troubling/disturbing news have been verified to be true. 

“It is indeed not a coincidence that this dastardly act is being committed on our land when the international community, more specifically, the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) group has beamed their searchlights on the unabated killings of innocent civilians in the South-East by both state and non-state actors. 

“Yesterday’s unfortunate event/incident is a further confirmation of the fact that the appropriate institution/organization to classify/designate in the world Global Terrorism Index for their terrorist activities in the South-East, is the overzealous Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force and other sister agencies, which have repeatedly shown no restraint in their dastardly acts of genocidal massacre of unarmed/innocent civilians in the South-East, without due regard to the rules of engagement obtainable in a civilised society.

“The event of yesterday, has also irresistibly pointed to the fact that – the Nigerian Soldiers, Nigeria Police Force and others – actively involved in these heinous crimes against humanity, are the actual culprits, and as such, we are calling on the international community, responsible foreign governments and institutions, to reign in on the Nigerian government to call their overzealous/lawless security agents to account for this obvious crime against humanity. 

“The Nigerian government must audit the details of these heinous crimes against unarmed civilians and genocidal massacre of citizens who are legitimately exercising their civil rights to protest and peaceful assembly as constitutionally  guaranteed in Nigeria’s constitution. 

“The bloody crackdown on innocent and unarmed civilians is not only sacrilegious but condemnable!!!

Hence, we are calling on the Nigerian Security agents to release the dead bodies of those they massacred during the bloody crackdown on innocent protesters yesterday, and also to unconditionally and immediately release the protesters they illegally abducted during the bloody onslaught.

“This ethnic profiling, unprovoked attacks, bloody crackdown and genocidal killings of people from the South-East has gained more prominence recently, and continued unchecked, particularly, now that other non-state actors are involved in other states across Nigeria like Lagos; in the killing  of Igbos and destruction of their properties, without being arrested or countered.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/04/how-police-army-allegedly-abducted-killed-ipob-protesters-in-abia-kanus-lawyer/
Re: How Police, Army Allegedly Abducted, Killed IPOB Protesters In Abia by ClitRaider: 5:56pm On Apr 02, 2023
Haa.

What adjective can be used for a nation who is consistently fooled, recurrently deceived by the crafty politicians? Goofy? Very light! Fool? Not enough! Brainless? Yes, that is the very adjective!
Re: How Police, Army Allegedly Abducted, Killed IPOB Protesters In Abia by Tranquillity360: 6:05pm On Apr 02, 2023
Their kind will meet them and send hundreds to where they supposed be.



Terrorists in uniform
Re: How Police, Army Allegedly Abducted, Killed IPOB Protesters In Abia by Andrewblog: 6:07pm On Apr 02, 2023
I swear this country don tire me with the level of blood shed
Re: How Police, Army Allegedly Abducted, Killed IPOB Protesters In Abia by MrFourSHIRTS: 6:08pm On Apr 02, 2023
just 10 lpob criminals ... good riddance
Re: How Police, Army Allegedly Abducted, Killed IPOB Protesters In Abia by MrFourSHIRTS: 6:09pm On Apr 02, 2023
Andrewblog:
I swear this country don tire me with the level of blood shed


Calm down and go to court if you are angry. Felony is punishable with death
Re: How Police, Army Allegedly Abducted, Killed IPOB Protesters In Abia by yarimo(m): 6:20pm On Apr 02, 2023
That is very commendable from the police

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